Remembering Those Still Missing From War
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 11:05 am
Remembering Those Still Missing From War:
Vietnam Veterans to Hold POW/MIA Ceremony in Wichita
(Washington, D.C.)--In honor of those still missing from the Vietnam War, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) will convene a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony on Friday morning, August 8, at 8:00 a.m., at the Hyatt Regency Wichita Riverfront, located at 400 West Waterman Street. The ceremony is open to the public.
"We will do this to honor our Prisoners of War for their sacrifices and to remember the ones who have not yet returned," said Ron Zink, VVA Kansas State Council President. "We will never forget their service and sacrifice and that of their families," noted John Rowan, National President of VVA." Jim Deister, Kansas State Council POW/MIA Chair and president of VVA Chapter 809, Salina, Kansas, will lead his fellow Vietnam veterans from Kansas in the candlelight ceremony and balloon release. They will be joined by their fellow Vietnam veterans from across the nation.
As of August 1, 2014, the Defense POW/ Missing Personnel Office lists 1,641 as missing from the Vietnam War: 1,275 in Vietnam; 306 in Laos; 53 in Cambodia; and 7 in China. From the state of Kansas, there remain 25 servicemen unaccounted for.
The biennial Leadership & Education Conference will bring together some 350 VVA leaders from across the country. They will take part in four-and-a-half days of activities, including a wide selection of seminars. The subjects range from the elements of leadership--parliamentary procedures, the duties of the officers and board of directors, the management of chapters and state councils, and media outreach--to updates on veterans healthcare, successful membership recruitment and retention tools, and effective grassroots advocacy. VVA"s supporting organization, the Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America (AVVA), is co-sponsoring the conference.
Vietnam Veterans of America (www.vva.org) is the nation's only congressionally chartered veterans service organization dedicated to the needs of Vietnam-era veterans and their families. VVA's founding principle is "Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another."
Vietnam Veterans to Hold POW/MIA Ceremony in Wichita
(Washington, D.C.)--In honor of those still missing from the Vietnam War, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) will convene a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony on Friday morning, August 8, at 8:00 a.m., at the Hyatt Regency Wichita Riverfront, located at 400 West Waterman Street. The ceremony is open to the public.
"We will do this to honor our Prisoners of War for their sacrifices and to remember the ones who have not yet returned," said Ron Zink, VVA Kansas State Council President. "We will never forget their service and sacrifice and that of their families," noted John Rowan, National President of VVA." Jim Deister, Kansas State Council POW/MIA Chair and president of VVA Chapter 809, Salina, Kansas, will lead his fellow Vietnam veterans from Kansas in the candlelight ceremony and balloon release. They will be joined by their fellow Vietnam veterans from across the nation.
As of August 1, 2014, the Defense POW/ Missing Personnel Office lists 1,641 as missing from the Vietnam War: 1,275 in Vietnam; 306 in Laos; 53 in Cambodia; and 7 in China. From the state of Kansas, there remain 25 servicemen unaccounted for.
The biennial Leadership & Education Conference will bring together some 350 VVA leaders from across the country. They will take part in four-and-a-half days of activities, including a wide selection of seminars. The subjects range from the elements of leadership--parliamentary procedures, the duties of the officers and board of directors, the management of chapters and state councils, and media outreach--to updates on veterans healthcare, successful membership recruitment and retention tools, and effective grassroots advocacy. VVA"s supporting organization, the Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America (AVVA), is co-sponsoring the conference.
Vietnam Veterans of America (www.vva.org) is the nation's only congressionally chartered veterans service organization dedicated to the needs of Vietnam-era veterans and their families. VVA's founding principle is "Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another."